Bar Manager | Mr Wong

The Venue

Mr. Wong serves Cantonese-inspired cuisine and a curated beverage selection in a vibrant two-level setting. Despite seating 240 guests, the restaurant maintains an intimate atmosphere with dim lighting, cozy corners, and moody jazz.

Led by Executive Chef Dan Hong, the menu features crowd favourites such as the signature barbecue duck and Michael Luo’s popular lunchtime dim sum. An extensive wine list, cocktails, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages complete the experience.

The Role

This role will suit a passionate and experienced beverage-driven professional, who truly understands what being hands-on means!

At Merivale, our people are at the forefront of everything we do and the key to our success. Coming into the business as a Bar Manager, you will have the opportunity to express both your creativity as well as your organisational, communication, and people skills.

Along with delivering great cocktails with speed, style, and charisma, you will also be responsible for managing the bar end to end. Your focus will be on developing your people and building an incredible team with a strong culture, as well as taking them on the journey of training and development to upskill them around product knowledge, service standards, and how to create a magical guest experience.

We are looking for experienced Managers who have:

• Creativity and flair.
• Experience managing large teams of bartenders and bar team leaders.
• Experience working in a high-volume environment, overseeing multiple bar operations.
• Exceptional product knowledge and ability to drive consistency and excellence.
• Business and operational acumen.
• Knowledge and skills to develop staff around product knowledge, service skills, team culture, and guest relationships.

The Reward

You will be joining a company that wants you to succeed, we offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Paid parental leave and flexible return to work support for new parents.
• Amazing discounts at 90+ venues.
• Career and development opportunities, learning from the best.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Referral Program.